literary poetry
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The Chord That Could Not Return
A guitarist spends his life trying to recover a vanished sound, only to discover that music, memory, and the self can never truly return unchanged. Continue reading
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A Note Left on the Counter
The most intimate things were always ordinary. That’s how they survived. Continue reading
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What Light Remains When The World Grows Loud
A lyrical poem for those who move through a loud age with an older kind of grace, carrying feeling without spectacle and strength without cruelty. Continue reading
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The Quiet Shape of You
A love poem about the kind of affection that does not need spectacle to prove its depth. Continue reading
Shayan Afzal 